diff --git a/client/Messages.cs b/client/Messages.cs
index 40b769d..072539b 100644
--- a/client/Messages.cs
+++ b/client/Messages.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Numerics;
 using Dalamud.Game;
+using Dalamud.Logging;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
 namespace OrangeGuidanceTomestone;
@@ -38,7 +39,9 @@ internal class Messages : IDisposable {
             return;
         }
 
+        PluginLog.Log($"spawning vfx for {message.Id}");
         if (this.Plugin.Vfx.SpawnStatic(VfxPath, message.Position) == null) {
+            PluginLog.Log("trying again");
             this.SpawnQueue.Enqueue(message);
         }
     }
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ internal class Messages : IDisposable {
         var nearby = this.Current
             .Values
             .Where(msg => Math.Abs(msg.Position.Y - position.Y) < 1f)
-            .Where(msg => Vector3.Distance(msg.Position, position) < 5f)
+            .Where(msg => Vector3.Distance(msg.Position, position) < 2f)
             .ToList();
         this.CurrentMutex.Release();
 
diff --git a/client/PluginUi.cs b/client/PluginUi.cs
index 1756f5b..399664d 100644
--- a/client/PluginUi.cs
+++ b/client/PluginUi.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ using System.Net.Http.Headers;
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Text;
 using Dalamud.Interface;
-using Dalamud.Logging;
 using ImGuiNET;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ public class PluginUi : IDisposable {
 
         if (this.Plugin.ClientState.LocalPlayer is { } player2) {
             foreach (var msg in this.Plugin.Messages.Nearby()) {
-                PluginLog.Log($"{msg.Text}: {Vector3.Distance(msg.Position, player2.Position):N2}");
+                ImGui.TextUnformatted($"{msg.Text}: {Vector3.Distance(msg.Position, player2.Position):N2}");
             }
         }